Joseph King Papers

Manuscripts Collection 64

Overview of the Collection

Repository:

G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport

Creator:

King, Joseph, ship captain

Title:

Joseph King Papers

Dates:

1782-1806

Extent:

354 pieces

Abstract:

This is a collection of correspondence, bills of lading, accounts, receipts, etc. relating to a trading voyage by the sloop POLLY between New York, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and Charleston, S.C., and two voyages (1803-1806) of the ship SILENUS, with accounts, manifests, crews’ wages, and bills from Antwerp, Amsterdam, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, and New York.

Identification:

Coll. 64

Biography of Joseph King

Joseph King was a seaman, supercargo, and shipmaster of New York, N.Y.

Restrictions

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–Africa
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–Russia–Saint Petersburg
Africa–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
Charleston (S.C.)–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
Europe–Commerce–New York (State)–New York
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–Europe
New York (N.Y.)–Commerce–South Carolina–Charleston
Saint Petersburg (Russia)–Commerce–New York (State)–New York

Administrative Information

Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names

NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Thomas Franklin in Box 1, Folder 1 of the collection.